Meg Holbrook Expert

@[deleted] - and this is why you're such a wonderful contributor to the community! Doing what you love comes natural!

@Jack Brickey - that's gorgeous, no wonder you'd want to work there. It would be hard not to just enjoy the sunshine and the water though. When I visited an Atlassian offsite in Santa Cruz, I just wanted to soak up the crisp forest smells and relax. 

@Jack Brickey I think the variety you outlined is one of the most important aspects of my job. If I had to come to work every day and make a widget, I wouldn't be there for very long. Fortunately, I can largely drive the direction of projects, scheduling, priority, etc in what I'm doing. I feel like I can use my knowledge…

@Matt Doar - yes! Find a place that feeds you decent coffee and then do all the good things there. We're lucky you're so darn awesome at your job, I wouldn't be half as smart if you and Rachel hadn't made some pretty awesome reference materials. 

@Monique vdB - The glamorous world of patio hosting and tram tours. You really lived a life of luxury and abandon. 

I didn't know there was a secret password @Molly Bronstein - but I did tell you guys to say hi to Liron for me (and later chatted Liron on LinkedIn up about how I was bummed she wasn't there). I think I'm already early access though, just haven't poked around too much. @Monique vdB - SIX

I had a long discussion with some of the folks from the JIRA report card about how I thought this was a FANTASTIC way to get buy-in from your company about JIRA analytics. We know the products are great, but HOW great do your users think it is? I didn't get a selfie, but did let them take down my quote about how wonderful…

I unknowingly fulfilled this challenge by having a long sit down with @Jack Brickey about the state of my project team and ways that I could alleviate some of the stress of an all-remote team that is having a terrible time with estimation and accountability. The biggest thing I came away from that conversation with was…

@Monique vdB - does this count as number 3 if I went TO the AMA - took pictures - and served as moral support to @Fadoua 

Here is @Tinker Fadoua and I being fabulous. Apparently Fadoua is popular and everyone takes selfies with her. @Monique vdB - boom - number 2. 

I didn't know I was playing - woo-hoo! LOL

hahahahaha @Jodi LeBlanc - that is truly magical. 

@Wade Tracy _Boise_ ID_ YES. My kids just give up, throw themselves on the couch, and then pout. I'm always pushing them to step back and survey the situation... have you really tried ALL of the solutions in your power? You can't just give up after one half-try.

@Andy - PTC Redundant - the friend we all need to have when the party is over. I have a friend who is strongly Greek and she always cleans my house after a party and says it's part of her birthright and heritage that she can't leave the house in an 'unkempt' state. 

@Jens Iwanenko - don't apologize for sharing your story - I absolutely love hearing about the lives of my community friends. It's such a great way to know who we all are on a deeper level and understand what brought us here. 

@Jodi LeBlanc - I guess I'll just have to live with what I imagine a tiny Jodi in a fun hostess costume looks like LOL. Obviously something we have to re-create next summit. 

@Jennifer_Weser Just be Nice is such a short and succinct way to describe customer service. No judgements, no attitude, just basic human kindness. 

@Scott Theus - I agree with all of your lessons learned but especially " * It is very important to keep your fingers away from machinery with gears and rollers, and that if you don't your entire hand will get squished flat. My mom had her hand pulled apart by a dough roller when I was a baby and she still has nerve…

@Justin - oh, I don't even want to imagine. Was your lesson learned 'don't piss off your wait staff?'

Yes @LarryBrock - if you haven't learned something from every place you've been, you weren't looking hard enough for a lesson. Currently trying to teach my 10 year old son the value of working hard at something and learning from your mistakes. 

SMOOCH @Kat Warner 

@Matt Doar - this is how I feel about my oldest son's homework at this point. 

@Craig Castle-Mead - I can truly appreciate that mindset of using what you have and crafting the best solution possible. I think this is a mindset that is severely lacking in a lot of people and a lot of industries. Thanks for sharing your story and inspiring me!

@Mikael Sandberg - Love your resourcefulness when you were driving the mail truck! It's nice that you were able to sub in for your dad.

@Jodi LeBlanc - I need pics of you as a Hostess character, or I'm going to assume this never happened. 

@Jack Brickey - Let me know how retirement goes, at the rate I'm going I'm not sure I'm ever going to actually make it there or stop working enough for this to be a thing. Also - ticks are vicious and I am glad to have never been 'befriended' by one, but I did step in a colony of fire ants in Texas one time. No bueno. 

The amount of book love going on in this thread really warms my heart. @Devon Henderson, you are awesome.

Ok @Jens Iwanenko - I've got to know what your role was at the trout farm. 

I love this @Thomas Schlegel ! I think records are a big part of youth for a lot of people, and they're so sentimental. Can we all agree that books make the best friends? There for us when people might not be. 

@Tomáš Vrabec - what was your biggest lesson from your first jobs? Antique photographer sounds very interesting!